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Willlis Sept 27th
1878
My Dear Son
Mr. Wiggins has pla
-ced in my hands all his papers
Deeds & [ ] relating to his place
A copy from the Abstract, so far
as I can judge all is right; Dunn
has promised to furnish a copy
of the abstract to the seventy-
two acre tract and a full claim
of title &c &c
Poor little Jessie
is still in a very precarious con-
dition, we think her symptoms
more favorable today than at
any time since she was taken
so ill, but still her life ap-
parently is hanging by a thread
any unfavorable turn would
take her off in a few hours
I spend as much of my time with
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them as I can, have set up two
nights and expect to go there
again tonight again; Poor
Mrs. Ashe is sadly afflicted
I have had nothing
from Sam since you were
here. Mrs Grove came into
town yesterday is boarding
out at Mrs. Goldings for
a little while
Gaston & all
hands have gone up to M
Waverly the speaking tro-
day Political matters are
still in a stir
Mr. Wiggins
said I could tell you to draw
up the Deeds whenever
you were up. And he appe
ared to be satisfied with
the explanations you left
with me. And beside Mr
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Gailliard had said to him
in a recent letter “ that the very
character of the parties sell
-ing to him was Guarantee
of itself” that their title was
good”
All are well
Affectionately Your
Mother
Mary Jones
To C Anson Jones